Lions, T-Rex and Superman, Oh My

Given that few self-respecting cats would deign to wear a
costume, it’s no surprise much of the pet costume business is for more
malleable and patient dogs. The Halloween Spirits website has more than 70 pet
costumes for sale -- all for canines, including the so-wrong Hello Kitty
costume for puppies ($16.99). At PetSmart dog duds outnumber cat
costumes by more than 10 to 1. Wag.com reports the most popular costumes so far
this year are the Animal Planet Lion ($13.59, shipping not included),
Animal Planet Triceratops (sold out) and Rubies Superman
($14.40, out of stock). Pumpkin
costumes are expected to be the most popular -- at least with the owners making
the purchase. A guinea pig get-up is now less than $3 at PetSmart.